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1. A METERING SYSTEM COMPRISING MORE THAN TWO METERS, EACH METER (A) BEING ADAPTED FOR USE IN A FLUID STREAM AND BEING RESPONSIVE TO THE RATE OF FLOW OF FLUID PASSING IN ASSOCIATION WITH THE METER, (B) BEING IN USE CONNECTED TO A DIFFERENT FLUID STREAM AND (C) SAID METERS EACH BEING CONNECTED TO AN ELECTRICAL SIGNAL TRANSMITTER WHEREBY THERE IS PROVIDED A SIGNAL TRAIN, THE TRAIN BEING CHARACTERISTIC OF THE QUANTITY OF FLUID PASSING IN ASSOCIATION WITH THE METER DURING A GIVEN PERIOD; SAID SYSTEM ALSO COMPRISING AN ELECTRICAL SUMMATING UNIT ADAPTED TO RECEIVE, SIMULTANEOUSLY, SIGNAL TRAINS FROM ANY NUMBER OF TRANSMITTERS AND COMPRISING A SWITCH ADAPTED TO CONNECT ANY NUMBER OF SAID TRANSMITTERS DURING SAID PERIOD TO SAID ELECTRICAL SUMMATING UNIT, SAID ELECTRICAL SUMMATING UNIT BEING ADAPTED TO PROVIDE AN OUTPUT TRAIN OF ELECTRICAL SIGNALS WHICH IS CHARACTERISTIC OF THE SUM OF THE QUANTITIES OF FLUID, MEASURED IN RESPECT OF EACH STREAM IN WHICH THE METER IN ASSOCIATION THEREWITH IS CONNECTED TO A TRANSMITTER CONNECTED BY MEANS OF SAID SWITCH TO SAID SUMMATING UNIT, SAID SYSTEM ALSO COMPRISING AN ELECTRICAL TRIGGER CIRCUIT ADAPTED TO RECEIVE SAID OUTPUT SIGNAL TRAIN AND ADAPTED TO 